Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Old Norwegian Poem:Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub;Loki was fortunate in his deceit.

Old Icelandic:Birch is a leafy twigand little treeand fresh young shrub.

Anglo-Saxon:The poplar bears no fruit;yet without seed it brings forth suckers,for it is generated from its leaves.Splendid are its branches and gloriously adornedits lofty crown which reaches to the skies.